An FDA panel spread misinformation about SSRI use in pregnancy, alarming doctors:
A panel organized by the FDA cast doubts on the safety of antidepressants ...
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Key FactsFDA Panel Recommends First Nonprescription Birth Control Pill
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- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expert panel unanimously voted to make an oral contraceptive pill available over-the-counter.
- If the FDA adopts the panel’s recommendation, the birth control pill will become the first oral contraceptive women can take without medical supervision.
- The committee’s decision was heavily influenced by the need for an accessible form of nonprescription contraception that’s more effective than currently available methods like condoms.
- The committee concluded that the potential benefits of over-the-counter birth control pills, including increased access to birth control and fewer unintended pregnancies, outweighed the potential risks of inappropriate use.
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